May 2013
Geiger Readigs for May 2, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on May 02, 2013
Ambient office = .064 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .093 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .077 microsieverts per hour
Red onion from local grocery store = .124 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .087 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .077 microsieverts per hour
Nuclear Power Debate in South Africa
South Africa, sitting at the southern tip of Africa, is very interesting from a geological perspective. It has an amazing abundance of valuable minerals and is a world leader in mining. Its reserves of manganese, platinum, gold, diamonds, chromium and vanadium are some of the largest in the entire world. There are also commercial deposits of coal, aluminum, and iron ore. And, relevant to this blog, they also have uranium mines.
Geiger Readings for May 1, 2013
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on May 01, 2013
Ambient office = .089 microsieverts per hour
Ambient outside = .125 microsieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = .079 microsieverts per hour
Sliced black olives from local grocery store = .078 microsieverts per hour
Tap water = .055 microsieverts per hour
Filtered water = .046 microsieverts per hour